KGC Newsletter Japanese Lunch at KGC & interview with Issue 24, July 2004 Lexie Atherton By EPP 6 Students o congratulate and honor level six students Mei and Jing, who passed the TBCIT entrance exam last month, we education? had a Japanese lunch on Friday, June A: Experience is important. Because BCIT 25th, in KGC's lunch room. programs are so intense, and you have a lot of First, our managing director Harvey Leong projects to do, when you finish, you have a lot started the party by congratulating Mei and of skills and some experience. In this way, Jing on their hard work and success, and when you start a job, you know how to do In This Issue introducing Lexie Atherton, who manages the things. You just have to learn how that International Student Center in BCIT. Then, company does things, because every company the celebration started. All the students in has its own systems. KGC were present on that special occasion. Mei and Jing were presented diplomas and Q: Can international students get a part-time Japanese Lunch some gifts, and then they spoke to the job when they start studying at BCIT? interview with Lexie Atherton audience. They told everyone about their nice A: No, as long as you are studying at BCIT, experience at KGC, their future plans, and you cannot work, because you are here on a they wished the best of study permit, unless it is a luck to other KGC part of your curriculum. Musical Miracle students. This was a good opportunity for Q: Is there any difference European Cup 2004 everyone to get together between local and and exchange the international students? experience about A: Not really. The only How to improve English Vocabulary studying and ways of difference is that you need being successful. to learn the language well When this ceremony first. You need to pass Photo by Stanley Computer Games was finished, we had COMM 4 and COMM 5 at Japanese food for lunch. Everybody was 75%. It is important that you speak and enjoying themselves, chatting, and having fun. understand English before you start your studies. A lot of instructors speak fast, as if We took this opportunity to interview Lexie you were born and raised here, so it might be Atherton, and this is what she told us: difficult for you to understand unless you Q: What is the most popular major at BCIT? know English very well. That's why you need EDITORS: EPP Level 6 students : A: There are several popular majors and they to study hard here at KGC. John, Ching-Lin, Sally and Tommy. are Accounting, Marketing, International PAGE DESIGN: Stanley Yau Trade and Transportation, Operations Q: How long have you worked at BCIT? Management, Integrated Management A: 12 years. I started in 1992, and I've been in Contact information: Systems, Professional Sales, Tourism, and team: the International Department all the time. I Kester Grant College 2412 Laurel Street, others. really like it, and I think it is important. If you Vancouver, BC V5Z 3T2 do something every day, you'd better like it. Tel: 604-877-0355 Q: Can students find a job easily after Fax: 604-877-0375 graduating from BCIT? Thank you very much for this interview. E-mail: [email protected] Web: www.kgc.bc.ca A: It's always challenging to get a job, but, if You are very welcome. I look forward to you have a BCIT diploma, it helps your seeing you at BCIT in September. Students are encouraged to submit chances a lot. When students graduate from letters to our editors. The editors BCIT, about 80% of them get jobs. reserve the right to edit letters for publication. KGC Newsletter Any comments or ideas, please email Q: Can BCIT graduates get a good position in to [email protected] a company? A: The position will be better than the entry level. When you have a diploma from BCIT, you will not be at the bottom of a company. Q: Do companies focus on experience or Page 1 MUSICAL MIRACLE European Cup 2 4 By Ching-Lin Www.xjapan.de/index.html By John “I'm a rose blooming in the desert…”.”I can't At the time when they were very popular owadays, more and more people stop loving you. Stop my tears, stop my around Asia, their songs always stayed on the like soccer and every year there are loving…kill my memories…”. Does this top of music lists. Here are some of their Nsome championships in the world sound familiar? The best rock band most popular songs, which I hope will such as Soccer League, World Cup, Euro in Japan, which has affected people help you get to know the band better. Cup, and so on. This is a story about Euro in Asia a lot, is already a part of 1. Silent jealousy ---One of the most Cup. history. Even though they do not popular songs and also the name of the exist anymore, the spirit of their tour they had. The history of Euro Cup is over 40 years songs still lives on in people's hearts. 2. Kurenai ---The only song written by old. It has been called UEFA European This is the story about the all the X JAPAN members. Nations Cup from the beginning and it is miraculous band --X JAPAN . 3.Art of life ---A 29-minute-long song held every four years. The first Euro Cup which was made by Yoshiki when he was organized in 1960, and since then, 13 The band was formed by Yoshiki was in the championships have been held. In 1980, the (the leader, the drums, and the piano), Toshi hospital as a result of a bad fall during one of final round was increased from four to eight (the vocals),Hide (the first guitar their concert. It describes all his teams. So far, Germany has been the most and background vocal),Pata (the emotions during the hospital days. successful team in Euro Cup because it won second guitar),Heath (the bass), 4. Endless rain ---One of the saddest it three times- in 1972, 1980 and 1996. The andTaiji (the bass, who had already songs. All fans would sing it together team of England has been very unlucky left the band before Heath joined). when it was performed. because it has never been the winner before 5.Crucify my love ---The audience used although it is very strong and has many fans. AlthoughYoshiki wrote almost all to be very silent while they were The team is also famous for its handsome their songs, other members also performing this song. It sounds really players, such as Owen and Beckham. I contributed a lot to many lyrics and sad and hopeless. personally prefer Italy because I really like tunes. Still, he was the leader of the band, as 6. Forever love ---This song has a deep to watch their league and I also believe their he signed all the songs, and played meaning. It is also one of the main team is very strong. There have been some the drums and the piano. songs of the band. amazing events in the history of Euro Cup. 7.X ---The representative song of the In 1992, Denmark created a miracle by Toshi sang the songs beautifully and band. Everybody would jump when the defeating all of its competitors and winning uniquely. The tone of his voice was song was preformed at a concert. the cup, although they qualified instead of very high, so he sometimes sounded 8.Amethyst ---This was always an war-torn Yugoslavia. In 2000, at semi-finals as if he was screaming. That made opening song at concerts. It was Holland VS Italy, Toldo was the hero of the all their songs unforgettable. composed by the band and a U.S Italian team because he defended four symphony orchestra. penalty shots, which put Italy in the final. Hide amazed and fascinated people a lot by 9.Dahlia ---Toshi used some special playing the first guitar perfectly, and sound affects when he sang this song, so The latest Euro Cup, which has just finished, very fast. This is why he was named it sounded unusual. was held in Portugal in June-July, 2004. of “The King of Psyborg Rock”. 10.Tears ---The most romantic song of Overall, it was a championship full of However, he died on May 2, 1998 the band. People, especially couples, surprises. After the first round, Italy, Spain after the band had already been had a variety of emotions while and Germany were all out. It was very dismissed. It seemed like a suicide, listening to this song. strange because they all have very good but it was never confirmed. teams. I was also very disappointed because X JAPAN has affected people a lot by Italian team had to go home. In quarter- Pata also played the second guitar making the deeply emotional songs. beautifully and followed Hide smoothly. Their songs not only described some Together, they made the melody of situations, but also feelings. You may their songs sound perfect. really feel sad, happy, angry, hopeful, or helpless when you listen to the songs of Heath andTaiji performed the bass X JAPAN. If you have never listened to in the same way as Hide and Pata. their songs, it is time for you to get to When they played the bass, it gave know the best rock band in the world. more energy to the songs.